New emergency payment case: Nam Dinh Provincial People's Committee requests the Department of Health to report honestly - Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television

The leaders of Nam Dinh Provincial People's Committee have just directed the Director of the Department of Health and the Director of the Provincial General Hospital to specifically verify and honestly and openly report the case of a boy who was not given emergency care because he had not paid enough hospital fees.

This is also one of the main contents in the directive document of the Provincial People's Committee sent to the Department of Health after receiving information from public opinion causing outrage.

The boy was taken to the hospital by passersby.

The leaders of this province are determined that if violations are discovered, they will require units to consider and strictly handle the responsibilities of relevant groups and individuals.

The province and the Department of Health promptly corrected medical facilities in the province in implementing and complying with emergency procedures, hospital duty, and skills in exchanging and communicating with patients and their families; ensuring compliance with regulations and patient safety.

According to a report from Nam Dinh General Hospital, at 4:03 p.m. on May 3, the hospital received MTA (4 years old) who had a traffic accident in a conscious state, crying a lot, no difficulty breathing, no cyanosis, and no abrasions on the right elbow.

The pediatric patient was examined and classified by an orthopedic and general surgeon even though the patient had not registered for examination and paid.

At 4:10 p.m., the doctor ordered the child to have a CT scan, ultrasound, and X-ray. During the process of carrying out the instructions, the nurse provided guidance.

After performing the paraclinical instructions prescribed by the doctor, medication, IV fluids, and emergency treatment, at 5:45 p.m., the child was transferred to the National Children's Hospital.

During the examination, ordering of paraclinical tests and treatment, the person bringing the child pays an advance payment of 500,000 VND, and hospital staff carry out administrative procedures on the hospital management software system so that the patient does not have to pay an additional advance payment.

According to the report of the on-duty crew on May 3, the medical staff did not directly communicate with the person who brought the child to the emergency room with the content "pay the full amount before going to the emergency room". The medical staff communicated to carry out administrative procedures, leading to a misunderstanding by the person who brought the patient (the person who recorded the video and posted it on social media).

During the emergency treatment at the hospital, MTA's parents had no comments.

The video clip about the above information was posted on social media by Mr. HTT (living in Nam Dinh City, a passerby who took the child to Nam Dinh General Hospital for emergency treatment) because he was so upset. Many people expressed their anger at the on-duty team for being so indifferent and insensitive to the child's life.

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